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peregrinus

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78. Nope, I was around in the 70s

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:46 AM

Nov 2024

The reason for what you describe is because junk food just wasn’t as prevalent as it is today. There weren’t as many food options period and fast food was just about to take off, it hadn’t yet.

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